what-the-transgender-hysteria-is-really-all-about-1Download All quotations in this article come from the following source: R. Claire Snyder-Hall, The Ideology of Wifely Submission: A Challenge for Feminism? 4 Pol. & Gender 563 (2008). I would like to treat the following subject more fully in my writings later on, but I thought I would take a moment to make a … Continue reading The Ideological Roots of the Modern Transgender/Anti-Transgender “Hysteria”
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Wifely Subjection, Protection, Support, and the Symbolism of Laws
against-the-conscription-of-womenDownload This is part 7 of the larger article Against the Conscription of Women PART VII: WIFELY SUBJECTION, PROTECTION, SUPPORT, AND THE SYMBOLISM OF LAWS As for a man’s physical power or control over his lawful wife, there is no evidence that a man had the right to abuse- physically or otherwise- his wife nor treat her … Continue reading Wifely Subjection, Protection, Support, and the Symbolism of Laws
Imitating Men in the Work-World and Beyond
against-the-conscription-of-womenDownload This is part 4 of the larger article Against the Conscription of Women Part IV: Imitating Men in the Work-World and Beyond The proffered benefit to women of the military’s wonderful career benefits or the potential advantages to career women of doing away with “sexual stereotypes” perhaps also deserves a closer examination here, as … Continue reading Imitating Men in the Work-World and Beyond
Conclusion: I Stand By My Cause (The Ethos of Civilization, Part VII)
[The Ethos of Civilization PDF VERSION full article] VII: Conclusion: I Stand By My Cause When Anthony Comstock was sent to Washington in 1872, he succeeded “beyond his wildest expectations” in getting his initial obscenity law passed: The bill passed with little debate and became law on 1 March 1873. Its swift enactment may indicate … Continue reading Conclusion: I Stand By My Cause (The Ethos of Civilization, Part VII)
Patriarchy in Antiquity: Putting It All in Perspective (The Ethos of Civilization, Part VI)
[The Ethos of Civilization PDF VERSION full article] VI. Patriarchy in Antiquity: Putting It All in Perspective It is a very common thing for modern society to look at third-world countries that oppress women, call them “patriarchies,” and then assume somehow that women in the West have ever lived under such conditions pre-feminism. But the … Continue reading Patriarchy in Antiquity: Putting It All in Perspective (The Ethos of Civilization, Part VI)
Not So “Matriarchal” After All: Mother and Child as the Foundation of Civilization (The Ethos of Civilization, Part V)
[The Ethos of Civilization PDF VERSION full article] V. Not So “Matriarchal” After All: Mother and Child as the Foundation of Civilization The same treatment of the sexes and the idea that the roles of men and women and that of father and mother are interchangeable largely has its roots in 19th and early … Continue reading Not So “Matriarchal” After All: Mother and Child as the Foundation of Civilization (The Ethos of Civilization, Part V)
The Centralization of Power and Civil Liberties: The Founders’ Very Fears Come True (The Ethos of Civilization, Part IV)
[The Ethos of Civilization PDF VERSION full article] IV. The Centralization of Power and Civil Liberties: The Founders’ Very Fears Come True The fear for our freedoms and our Constitution are not unfounded since there is every sign that the American Republic is falling into decline, repeating the darker hours of human history of … Continue reading The Centralization of Power and Civil Liberties: The Founders’ Very Fears Come True (The Ethos of Civilization, Part IV)
“A Patriarchy of the State:” “Conservatives vs “Liberals” as Two Sides of the Same Antipatriarchal Coin (The Ethos of Civilization, Part III)
[The Ethos of Civilization PDF VERSION full article] III. “A Patriarchy of the State:” “Conservatives” vs “Liberals” as Two Sides of the Same Antipatriarchal Coin So does this all matter? Does it make any difference whatsoever? Is it even relevant anymore? Does it matter that our society devalues motherhood and traditional sexual values? … Continue reading “A Patriarchy of the State:” “Conservatives vs “Liberals” as Two Sides of the Same Antipatriarchal Coin (The Ethos of Civilization, Part III)
He Was My Choice: The Male Duty to Provide (The Ethos of Civilization, Part II)
[The Ethos of Civilization PDF VERSION full article] II. He Was My Choice: The Male Duty to Provide I see nothing but devastation around me. I don’t see anything even remotely resembling family no matter where I look. Me and my husband went to my daughter’s choir performance a few months back and … Continue reading He Was My Choice: The Male Duty to Provide (The Ethos of Civilization, Part II)
Those Popular Myths: Mainstream Belief and the Founding Fathers’ Fear of Popular Sovereignty (The Ethos of Civilization, Part I)
[The Ethos of Civilization PDF VERSION full article] I. Those Popular Myths: Mainstream Belief and the Founding Fathers’ Fear of Popular Sovereignty How many times have I heard this remark from a man, that he broke up with a woman or had a relationship end because she just “went crazy?” If there is … Continue reading Those Popular Myths: Mainstream Belief and the Founding Fathers’ Fear of Popular Sovereignty (The Ethos of Civilization, Part I)
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